One of NBC Universal’s top distribution executives attended Mayor Annise Parker’s second closed-door meeting Wednesday on Comcast SportsNet Houston distribution and said he thought the meeting with the mayor and officials with AT&T U-verse was productive. Matt Bond, executive vice president of content for the company that owns a minority interest in the Astros-Rockets network, attended the session at City ...

Howard has a history of being indecisive and is torn between the two teams

Officials with the Astros, Rockets, NBC Sports Group and Suddenlink Communications met Monday with Mayor Annise Parker at her City Hall office in what was described as a positive beginning to discussions concerning stalled carriage talks for Comcast SportsNet Houston. No resolution was announced, and none was expected. Talks could continue as early as midweek with representatives of AT&T U-verse, ...

David Beckham prepares for post soccer life and David Howard considers other teams. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here's some of what's happening today in sports headlines: Attention seeker Dwight Howard is now a free agent and his time with the Los Angeles Lakers may end. Many in Laker Land would help Howard pack up and go, but others don't like the ...

New 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie reached out to his former bosses in Houston and received permission to interview Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson, according to John Mitchell of The (Philadelphia) Inquirer. Sampson has already interviewed with the Bobcats and Bucks, and the Pistons, another team with an opening, showed interest when they previously had an…